The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-05-12
Lexingsou PrashYtarp

a. 14Es LEI ( TSSOy Tory.
me 'fesbJteryof Lexington met at n ey
Mohhouth church, Rockbridge county
ya.' The Sd of May. There were presen
Ow'rlty ministers and nineteen elders
very small number, even for the first day
FROM the Dispatch GORE spondence we TAX
the following:
Inc lev. DR.. Preston preached the open
ing sermon.
L ne lsev' A. Jones was elected modera
TOT, and the Rev. G.. L Bitter and Elder H
W. Hehry, OF Stauntcn, temporary clerks
lwo OF our candidates, who have jus
completed their studies in the seminary
MeSsrs- A. w. Crawford and w. McF
ACKNOWLEDGMENT dismissed. the former t,
Pennsylvania Presbytery, Kentucky, ant
the latter to Savannah Presbytery, Georgia
IN winch, respectively, they have beer
called to labor.
MI. w. IL. Sheppard, our colored candi-
daie, was dismissed to Tuscaloosa'P resby
terry, Alabama, for the same reason. This
leaves us 10 one licensed to preach to this
meeting.
me whole afternoon Of Tuesday was spent
IN the discussion OF Sabbath school Wol k
The Great Object of the Sabbath School }
was discussed by the Rev. DR.. Hawes ard
o'hers. DR.. Preston, followed by several
speakers, presented his views on the quail.
llcatlons OF teachers. making some good
practical points. The question which
called forth the most animated ard profit
aole remarks was 8 Out Post Schools Sun.
day Afternoon The Rev. a. Jones made
a strong argument for this kind of effort,
and many striking facts were mentione
showing the great good of such schools both
TO teachers and scholars. New interest
is evidently taken in this important and
promising line Of Christian effort.
SECOND DAY.
The Rev. G. L. Wolfe, who was dismissed
to presbytery in Texas, returned his cers
1iiicate, continuing member of this body.
Licenfiate w. G. White was received
under our care from the presbytery of
West Hanover. Calls will be presented
for his services from Warm Springs and
Greenwood churches and time set for his
ordination and installation.
The Rev. D. G. Irwin was appointed
chairman of the Committee on Publication
instead of DR.. Preston. resigned.
The resignation of the pastorate Of Messy
Creek church by the Rev T. G.. Railey,
was aocept nd ard rorrn ice inv, ,u,c or,pt.l
TO him to labor without or within cur
bounds until the next stated meeting.
The following commissioners were elect
ed to attend the General Assembly at st.
Louis; Drs. Preston and Vaughan, with
Elders Judge Grattan, of Harrisonburg,
and William Withrow, of Waynesboro'.
The next stated meeting will be held
at Massanutten church, in Rockingham
county,
A number of overtures in the hands of
committee, all of which were strongly
opposed to organic union with the North
ern Presbyterian Church.
THIRD DAY.
The call of Asheville church. North Car
DINA. was placed III the hands of the Rev.
WIS. Bryan. A strong delegation from his
field in Randolph county, w. Va, was pres
ent to resist his removal. 1t is understood
that be will 60 to AsEe vile.
The following churches have been greatly
blessed during the past year: Bethel re-
ceived % members OH profession; First
church, Stanton, SO; Mt. Horeb, 81. Mt.
Carmel, 81; Thinking Spring, 80: Tygart's
Valley, As; Waynesboro', 43; Beverly, "a;
Augusta, 81; Cooks Creek. A; Pendleton,
10; Clarksburg Central, Is. These addi-
lions were brought into the churches by
the pastors, assisted by neighboring min
listers, without the aid in any case of
special evangelist.
An adjourned meeting will be held at the
Warm Springs the 18th of June to ordain
and install Mr.. w. C. White as pastor of
the church there. The Rev. DR.. HAYES
and Reys. ID. A. Penick and r. F. Camp
bell were appointed TO conduct the services
of the occasion.
A committee was appointed to prepare a
historical sketch of the presbytery for the
centennial meeting of the synod next year;
and each church in cur bounds was direct
ed to furnish a sketch of itself for the use
of this committee. The Rev. DR.. Quarles,
Rev. d. G. Irwin, Elu ers J. A. Waddell.
Jed Hotchkiss, Professor j. ]. White, and
Colonel Preston were appointed for this
work.
The Rev. L. B. johnson was allowed to
resign the pastorate Of Hebron church to
accept a call to Harrisonburg. He will he
Installed there the second Sabbath of next
month.
The afternoon session was in large part
occupied by the discussion of home mis-
sions. The work is generally encouraging,
Sc veral churches in the mission field hay
ing had large accessions, approaching thus
a self-susiaining condition. The demand
for church buildings is greater than can be
met.
The next stated meeting will be held the
2Sth of September at Massanutten church.
FOURTH DAY.
This m orning the Rev. MIR. Bryan, form
ally accepted the call to AS neville, and his
relations with Tygart's Valley and Mingo
Flats churches, which he has served for
nine years with very great success, were
dissolved.
The Rev. DR.. d. w. Shanks, of Mont
gomery Presbytery, was invited to sit with
US as Il corresponding member.
The report on Sabbath schools exhibits
growth in this department of work. The
whole number of teachers enrolled is 724:
of scholars, 5,553-an increase over last
year of 70 and 703, respectively. Outpost
schools Sabbath afternoons are doing much
to extend the influence of many of our
churches.
The following overtures to the assembly |
were adopted: l. That the Constitution be |
changed to provide that, instead of allow
ing majority of the presbyteries to deter
mine the question Of organic union with
other churches, three fourths of the pres (
bytenes mustapproye such step. 2. That
an amendment be proposed providing that |
,le clerks of our church courts be elected |
for terms of three years instead of dur
ng the pleasure of the COURT g. That we
ire satisfied with the present relations of